PET scan
Positron emission tomography scan. A procedure in which a small amount of radioactive glucose (sugar) is injected into a vein, and a scanner is used to make detailed, computerized pictures of areas inside the body where the glucose is used. Because cancer cells often use more glucose than normal cells, the pictures can be used to find cancer cells in the body. | ||||
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PET scan Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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positron emission tomography (pet) scan
a method of imaging the brain by recording activity, as measured by cerebral blood flow, in different parts.
a method of imaging the brain by recording activity, as measured by cerebral blood flow, in different parts.
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PET Scan
(Positron Emission Tmography) - A highly specialised and experimental research imaging technique using low-dose radioactive sugar to measure metabolic activity. This technique is very sensitive in picking up active tumour tissue but does not measure the size of it. It may be used after chemotherapy for seminoma to determine if a residual mass is malignant or benign.
(Positron Emission Tmography) - A highly specialised and experimental research imaging technique using low-dose radioactive sugar to measure metabolic activity. This technique is very sensitive in picking up active tumour tissue but does not measure the size of it. It may be used after chemotherapy for seminoma to determine if a residual mass is malignant or benign.
PET scan Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Positron emission tomography
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine medical imaging technique which produces a three-dimensional image or map of functional processes in the body. The concept of emission and transmission tomography was introduced by David Kuhl and Roy Edwards in the late 1950's. Their work later led to the design and construction of several tomographic instruments at the University of Pennsylvania. The technique was further developed by Michel (Michael) Ter-Pogossian, Michael E. Phelps and others at the Washington University School of Medicine
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